matriarchate
noun
- a family, tribe, etc. ruled by a matriarch
- a matriarchal system, as in certain mythical tribes
See matriarchate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(māˌtrē-ärˈkĭt, -kātˌ)
noun- See matriarchy.
- A hypothetical stage in the evolution of a society in which authority is held by women.
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